crisp

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /krɪsp/

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Adjective

Positive crisp

Comparative crisper

Superlative crispest

1. If something is crisp, it breaks easily and makes a cracking or snapping sound when you break or bite it.

   Fry the bacon until it is brown and crisp.

   Add the butter and continue cooking another 5 minutes or longer to brown and crisp them even more.

   Nothing beats the taste of a crisp, juicy apple picked fresh from the tree.

2. If cloth or paper is crisp, it is clean or new and often stiff.

   The young man stood tall and straight in a crisp white shirt and dark pants.

   Fifteen minutes later Wendy crawled between clean crisp sheets, realized that she was very, very tired, and fell instantly asleep.

3. If the weather is crisp, it is cold and dry, often with a clear sky.
4. If food tastes crisp, it has a fresh acid flavour.
5. If a person is crisp, they are professional and quick, but not especially friendly.
6. If a picture is crisp, it is very clear.

Synonyms

• sharp

Antonyms

• soft
• blurry

Related words

• crispy
• crispiness
• crisply

Noun

Singular crisp

Plural crisps

Crisps

1. (countable); (usually plural); (UK) Crisps are thin, deep-fried potatoes.

Synonyms

• (potato) chips

Verb

Plain form crisp

Third-person singular crisps

Past tense crisped

Past participle crisped

Present participle crisping

1. (transitive) To make crisp.
2. (intransitive) To become crisp.